By Pitchfork on July 31, 2014 at 12:06 p.m. EDT

Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch's film God Help the Girl, which he wrote, directed, and scored, is set for theatrical release in North America on September 5 and in the UK on August 16. Now, Pitchfork.tv presents God Help the Girl: The Making Of, a five-part series about the making of the movie.

Because this is Stuart Murdoch, the book takes on a much quirkier, more pastoral tone than most musician blog posts. When he talks about the business of running a successful indie rock band, he does so almost in passing. More often, he devotes his energy to tasks like remembering movies he loved when he was younger, or imagining what happens to certain Glasgow parks when the weather gets cold, or interacting with fans. From a musician, it's not a very traditional book, but it comes steeped in a voice that any Belle and Sebastian fan has grown to value.

Beyond The Celestial Café, Murdoch has been awfully busy lately. Belle and Sebastian recently released Write About Love, their first studio album since 2006, and are in the midst of a tour behind it. This weekend, they'll headline ATP's Bowlie 2 festival, which they also curated. (Murdoch will also read from the book at the festival.) And Murdoch still plans to make a movie based on his God Help the Girl project, as well as write a full-on memoir some day.

We talked to Murdoch this week about the book and everything else he has going on.